‘In my country, gifts like this are often given’: Businessman sentenced over $20k hidden in tea
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-08-20 12:32 UTC+10:00
Section: National / Queensland
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Crime & Justice, Australia, Energy, China, Environment & Climate
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Snippet:
A Chinese businessman who disguised $20,000 cash in a gift box of breakfast tea in a bid to speed up his solar company’s applications before Australia’s Clean Energy Council was heard saying he knew it was “against the law”.
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